URL aliases

Web browsers may display "mixed content" warnings in the address bar when an HTTPS (secure) webpage contains images, iframes, or other resources from HTTP (non-secure) source URLs on other websites. This may cause the whole page to be delivered insecurely.

• Staff should keep an eye out for "mixed content" that causes pages to not display as HTTPS.
• Staff should update links, images, and embedded content on the site to make it HTTPS where possible.

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What does it look like when a page has mixed content?

When a path changes, redirect

Sometimes a path or URL alias change is necessary. You can minimize the impact of the change by taking these steps:

Paths

By default Drupal assigns each page a path (web address) like: http://www.example.org/node/1

Pages are numbered in the order they were created.

Pages can receive fancier URLs

Your Drupal site will automatically create a URL alias (non-numerical path) for each page like: http://www.example.org/your-page-topic

URL aliases are more visitor- and search engine-friendly than numerical paths.

Drupal content (pages for Articles, Basic Pages, Events, Photo Albums & Galleries, aka "nodes") is stored in a database, so the pages do not have a traditional folder/file structure.

Every page gets a number

By default Drupal assigns each page an address like: http://www.example.org/node/1

Pages are numbered in the order they were created.